Funds would have one year to meet the new requirements.

He said the company has not yet determined the cost of meeting the new requirements.

About 4 million transportation workers fall under the new requirements.

These new requirements will apply from the end of 2012.

The new requirements may come as a shock to many states.

But those already doing the work need not meet all the new requirements, at least until the government takes over the system.

Therefore, without a doubt, new general requirements need to be set.

But there is also a new requirement now for action at Community level.

The new requirement does not go into effect until 2006.

Some of the most important new requirements are these: Quality.